USGS Streamgage 06469400
Pipestem Creek near Pingree, ND
Pipestem Creek near Pingree, ND is USGS streamgage 06469400, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160002. It drains a watershed of about 700 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1973. Typical flow runs near 12.5 cfs in July and 63 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 700 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,507 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160002
- Coordinates
- 47.16746, -98.96904
- USGS site number
- 06469400
- Records begin
- 1973-10-01 (53 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 53 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.3 | 7.1 | |
| February | 0 | 0.6 | 21.1 | |
| March | 0.1 | 23.2 | 374.3 | |
| April | 3.1 | 63 | 732.5 | |
| May | 1.9 | 32.7 | 281 | |
| June | 0.4 | 18.5 | 163.7 | |
| July | 0.1 | 12.5 | 184.9 | |
| August | 0 | 3.1 | 89 | |
| September | 0 | 1.3 | 42.8 | |
| October | 0 | 2.1 | 35.9 | |
| November | 0 | 2.1 | 42.7 | |
| December | 0 | 1.2 | 19 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).